Why is Eid known as "Akhtar" in Pashto?

[Charsi Malang]

Can anyone shed any light on this?

[Iblis_Efreetzai]

I was told that Akhtar has something to do with stars, so maybe it has some calendar significance?

[salman47]

Not saying anything negatively but: Why is 'Akhtar' known as 'Eid' in Arabic?

Eid meaning: A detailed look at meaning of Eid
Akhtar meaning: Star ; any bright celestial object ; Name of Flower ; Good Luck/Fortune [from around the internet]

[Iblis_Efreetzai]

Eid just means celebration in Arabic so there you go.

[Shapur]

I don't know why it is called Akhtar in Pashto, maybe it was a pre islamic pashtun festival or others mentioned before.

Turkish people call Eid "Bayram" which just means festival so Pashtuns are not the only ones who don't call it Eid. Eid is Arabic word.

[khushal]

Pashtuns were nomadic and nomads used stars and moon for guidance and as a means of measuring time. Certain stars in certain positions marked celebratory festivities for nomadic people. This I believe is the reason we use the word "Akhtar" for celebratory festivities such as Eid.

My question is where is Shamlawar and Kiash spewing out "Shirk" stuff.

[Sarbani]

Axtar is the Pashto word for festival. Kurds don't either say "Eid" btw, but use their language's equivalent.

[khushal]

Akhtar does not mean festival. It means Star.

[کیش]

Akhtar must be a holiday of "Khuda" or something. The holiday at the end of Ramadan is called Eid Al-fitr. And we praise Allah, Lord of the universe, master of the day of judgement, the most high, the beneficent, most merciful, oft-forgiving. The one who sent Mohammad (Peace and blessing to him) May Allah, the supreme all mighty, Grant Mohammad (Peace and blessing to him) the position of Al-Wasila in the Akhira.

[Iblis_Efreetzai]

Akhtar does not mean festival. It means Star.

But it could have been appropriated in Pashto to mean festival? It probably originates from the procession of the Stars related to Soltices and Equinoxes and such.

[maneatinglizard]

According to whom does akhtar mean star in Pashto? Every dictionary I looked at only mentions festival and good fortune. The only references I can find mentioning the meaning of star are about Persian.

Star in Pashto is stooray, which derives from the same Indo-European root as "star."

[maneatinglizard]

Akhtar must be a holiday of "Khuda" or something. The holiday at the end of Ramadan is called Eid Al-fitr. And we praise Allah, Lord of the universe, master of the day of judgement, the most high, the beneficent, most merciful, oft-forgiving. The one who sent Mohammad (Peace and blessing to him) May Allah, the supreme all mighty, Grant Mohammad (Peace and blessing to him) the position of Al-Wasila in the Akhira.

Khuda(y) means God in Pashto and refers to Allah Subhana wa Taala. We call Eid "akhtar" just like we call Salah "lamoonz" and Jinn "piri." They're not different concepts, just different names in a different language.

[khushal]

But it could have been appropriated in Pashto to mean festival? It probably originates from the procession of the Stars related to Soltices and Equinoxes and such.

Thats what Im saying. We must not forget that Farsiwan in Afghanistan also use Akhtar for Eid. No one uses the word Akhtar for other festivities but only for Eid.

[Iblis_Efreetzai]

Thats what Im saying. We must not forget that Farsiwan in Afghanistan also use Akhtar for Eid. No one uses the word Akhtar for other festivities but only for Eid.

I never knew Farsiwan say Akhtar, I'm used to them saying Eidetan or Eid-e-tuh or stuff like that. Just the standard greeting Farsi-nized.

[maneatinglizard]

Thats what Im saying. We must not forget that Farsiwan in Afghanistan also use Akhtar for Eid. No one uses the word Akhtar for other festivities but only for Eid.

I've never heard a Tajik/Farsiwan call Eid "Akhtar." Maybe Pashtunized Tajiks in Kandahar use it, but I don't think anyone would call it Akhtar while speaking Farsi.